Big Law
Starbucks Sues on Allegations of Copyright and Trademark Infringement Over Fake Sites
Starbucks sued the unknown parties behind two websites that claim to be associated with the company and offer fake franchise and licensing opportunities.
Starbucks Corp. filed the lawsuit against the 10 unknown “Does” Oct. 19 in a Washington federal court, alleging copyright and trademark infringement and breach of unfair competition laws.
According to the complaint, two websites—starbucksfranchise.com and starbuckslicense.com —use published copyrighted material and trademarks owned by Starbucks to trick consumers.
